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Head of Section - Civil Engineering

Det Norske Veritas

Calgary, AB

Full-time

Posted 26 days ago


Job description

Are you passionate about driving digital transformation and engineering excellence in the renewable energy space?

Do you thrive in leading technical solutions while shaping industry standards?

Etes-vous passionne par la promotion de la transformation numerique et l'excellence en ingenierie dans le domaine des energies renouvelables ?

Est-ce que vous excellez en menant des solutions techniques tout en faconnant les standards du secteur ?

DNV Energy System is seeking a Head of Section - Civil Engineering, to set and execute the strategy and vision, and to support our customers through all of their current and future advisory needs. The Head of Section offers strategic leadership, achievement of operational results, people management, networks to on-board new customers and services, and seeks new ways to delight current customers to ensure repeat business with our engineering consulting services. They will be aware of market opportunities where we can differentiate, change business models, and lead innovation initiatives. They will work closely with our independent and owner's engineering teams, and independently within their department, on commercial opportunities to strengthen and expand the business, including driving the doer/seller culture, and adapting the service offerings to respond where customers perceive the greatest level of market risk within Civil Engineering. They direct service line activities and drive technical competence development within the section, aligned with Energy Systems strategy. 

DNV Energy System recherche un chef de section - Genie civil, pour definir et executer la strategie et la vision, et pour accompagner nos clients a travers tous leurs besoins actuels et futurs en matiere de conseil. Le chef de section offre un leadership strategique, la realisation de resultats operationnels, la gestion des personnes, des reseaux pour integrer de nouveaux clients et services, et recherche de nouvelles facons de ravir les clients actuels afin d'assurer la fidelisation des clients avec nos services de conseil en ingenierie. Ils seront conscients des opportunites de marche ou nous pouvons nous differencier, changer les modeles economiques et mener des initiatives d'innovation. Ils travailleront en etroite collaboration avec nos equipes d'ingenierie independantes et de leurs proprietaires, ainsi qu'au sein de leur departement, sur des opportunites commerciales visant a renforcer et developper l'entreprise, notamment en favorisant la culture auteur/vendeur, et en adaptant les offres de services pour repondre la ou les clients percoivent le plus grand risque de marche au sein du genie civil. Ils dirigent les activites de la ligne de service et favorisent le developpement des competences techniques au sein de la section, en accord avec la strategie des systemes energetiques. 

The Head of Section has a strong focus on delivery, utilization, and efficiency within the section. They partner with key account managers and regional segment managers in delivering a harmonized global customer experience while stimulating collaboration within their section/team as well across the organization. They must ensure that they have the right number of staff with the right capabilities and strives for a high-performing, collaborative culture and exceptional employee experience. 

Le chef de section met fortement l'accent sur la livraison, l'utilisation et l'efficacite au sein de la section. Ils collaborent avec des responsables de comptes cles et des responsables regionaux de segment pour offrir une experience client globale harmonisee tout en stimulant la collaboration au sein de leur section/equipe ainsi qu'au sein de l'organisation. Ils doivent s'assurer d'avoir le bon nombre de personnel avec les competences adequates et s'efforcent d'adopter une culture collaborative et performante ainsi qu'une experience employe exceptionnelle.

Within DNV's Renewables and Power Grids group and organizational culture, how we collectively influence the world for future generations matters deeply to us. Our team works every day to increase the widespread deployment and operation of renewables to address climate change and positively impact society; endeavours to achieve our purpose through the success of our Customers; and strives to be high-performing and innovative. Our approach reflects the equity, respect, and diversity we wish to see in the world. 

Au sein du groupe Renewables and Power Grids de DNV et de la culture organisationnelle, la maniere dont nous influencerons collectivement le monde pour les generations futures nous tient profondement a cur. Notre equipe travaille chaque jour a accroitre le deploiement et l'exploitation generalises des energies renouvelables afin de lutter contre le changement climatique et d'avoir un impact positif sur la societe ; nous efforcons d'atteindre notre objectif grace au succes de nos clients ; et s'efforce d'etre performant et innovant. Notre approche reflete l'equite, le respect et la diversite que nous souhaitons voir dans le monde.

This position can be located in our Calgary, AB; Montreal, QC and Toronto, ON  offices, presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site. Further details regarding role-specific requirements will be shared during the interview process. 
 

 Ce poste peut se trouver a Calgary, AB ; Les bureaux de Montreal, QC et Toronto, ON, presentent un horaire hybride dynamique ou les employes passent generalement trois (3) jours par semaine a travailler soit depuis un bureau DNV, soit depuis un site/site client. Des details supplementaires concernant les exigences specifiques au poste seront communiques lors du processus d'entretien.

What You'll Do

  • Ensures an efficient & consistent delivery of services in line with customer expectations.
  • Manages and improves business performance through delivery, cost efficiency, strong project manage/oversight, proposal development, workforce planning, and utilization.
  • Drives, develops, and executes strategies and business plans, digitalization, innovation, and continuous improvement to maintain industry leadership.
  • Leads business development, market positioning and maintains strong relationships with customers, ensuring a healthy sales pipeline through the section's engineering consulting services.
  • Provides top-quality technical and data-driven services.
  • Empowers employee growth and retention through evaluations, development plans, coaching, mentoring, and training.
  • Creates a flexible workforce focused on automation to optimize workflows, handle variable workloads, improve quality and consistency, and delivers with clear, direct, solution-oriented execution.
  • Fosters a culture grounded in DNV company values.
  • Ensures employees have the required technical competences, and drives recruiting efforts within the section.
  • Collaborates with the regional leaders to enhance the service portfolio and capture customer opportunities.
  • Identifies and leverages business prospects through strategic planning and civil engineering consulting services.
  • Strengthens partnerships with key stakeholders, positioning DNV as a preferred consultant.
  • Promotes effective data management and organizational practices.
  • Encourages high performance, sets direction, and exemplifies an engaging workplace.
  • Promotes team capabilities and skillsets internally and externally.
  • Integrates diversity considerations into staff development, progression, and recruitment processes.


Ce que tu vas faire

  • Garantit une prestation efficace et coherente des services en accord avec les attentes des clients.
  • Gerer et ameliorer la performance de l'entreprise grace a la livraison, l'efficacite des couts, une gestion et une supervision de projet solides, le developpement de propositions, la planification et l'utilisation de la main-d'uvre.
  • Pilote, developpe et met en uvre des strategies et des plans d'affaires, la numerisation, l'innovation et l'amelioration continue afin de maintenir le leadership du secteur.
  • Il dirige le developpement commercial, le positionnement sur le marche et maintient des relations solides avec les clients, assurant ainsi un pipeline de ventes sain grace aux services de conseil en ingenierie de la section.
  • Fournit des services techniques et bases sur les donnees de haute qualite.
  • Favorise la croissance et la fidelisation des employes grace a des evaluations, des plans de developpement, du coaching, du mentorat et de la formation.
  • Cree une main-d'uvre flexible axee sur l'automatisation pour optimiser les flux de travail, gerer des charges de travail variables, ameliorer la qualite et la coherence, et livrer des resultats avec une execution claire, directe et orientee solutions.
  • Favorise une culture ancree dans les valeurs de l'entreprise DNV.
  • Garantit que les employes disposent des competences techniques requises et pilote les efforts de recrutement au sein de la section.
  • Collabore avec les leaders regionaux pour enrichir le portefeuille de services et capter les opportunites clients.
  • Identifie et exploite les perspectives d'affaires grace a la planification strategique et aux services de conseil en genie civil.
  • Renforce les partenariats avec les parties prenantes cles, positionnant DNV comme consultant privilegie.
  • Favorise une gestion efficace des donnees et des pratiques organisationnelles.
  • Encourage une haute performance, donne des orientations et incarne un environnement de travail engageant.
  • Favorise les capacites et competences de l'equipe, en interne comme en externe.
  • Integre les considerations de diversite dans le developpement, la progression et le recrutement du personnel.
About Energy Systems

We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.

What is Required

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is required.
  • 5+ years of relevant industry experience is required in construction and design.
  • Track record of leading, mentor, and training civil engineering teams with different knowledge and skill sets.
  • Strong understanding of the project development life cycle, project financing customer (debt and equity) needs.
  • Proficient in handlingdifficultconversations, such as on scope and budget issues or differences intechnicalmethodologies on diverse technical topics, while strengthening relationships.
  • Growth mindset with proven track record in anticipating market trends in the US and Canada, devises and delivers on strategy, and shifting technical competencies and services to match Customer needs.
  • Demonstrated ability and willingness to drive thought leadership in the industry.
  • Possesses a digitally curious mindset and has knowledge in AI, automation and digital tools, with demonstrated experience in continuous improvement activities.
  • Commitment to build their personal internal and external network and expand this network for the benefit of the Section.
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time domesticallyand internationallyto conferences,customermeetings, project sites, agencies, and internal meetings.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (The employee would be required to serve customers by in-person, email and by phone, both in Quebec and in the rest of Canada, and in the United States.)
  • We conduct pre-employment background screenings

Ce qui est requis

  • Un Bachelor of Science en genie civil est requis.
  • 5+ ans d'experience pertinente dans le secteur sont requis dans la construction et la conception.
  • Experience de la direction, du mentorat et de la formation d'equipes de genie civil avec des connaissances et competences differentes.
  • Une solide comprehension du cycle de vie du developpement des projets, des besoins clients en financement de projet (endettement et capitaux propres).
  • Competent dans la gestion de conversations difficiles, telles que sur des questions de portee et de budget ou sur les differences de methodologies techniques sur divers sujets techniques, tout en renforcant les relations.
  • Un etat d'esprit de croissance avec un historique eprouve dans l'anticipation des tendances du marche aux Etats-Unis et au Canada, elabore et met en uvre des strategies, ainsi que des competences techniques et des services adaptes aux besoins des clients.
  • Capacite et volonte demontrees de promouvoir un leadership d'opinion dans l'industrie.
  • Il possede une mentalite de grande curiosite numerique et possede des connaissances en IA, automatisation et outils numeriques, avec une experience demontree dans les activites d'amelioration continue.
  • Engagement a construire leur reseau personnel interne et externe et a etendre ce reseau au benefice de la Section.
  • Volonte et capacite a voyager jusqu'a 25 % du temps, tant au pays qu'a l'international, pour assister a des conferences, reunions clients, sites de projets, agences et reunions internes.
  • Excellentes competences en communication orale et ecrite en anglais (L'employe devra servir les clients en personne, par courriel et par telephone, tant au Quebec qu'au reste du Canada, et aux Etats-Unis.)
  • Nous realisons des verifications des antecedents avant l'embauche


What is Preferred

  • Master's degree in CivilEngineering with practicing knowledge of the principals, reliability standards, and regulations.
  • Knowledge of renewable energy financing, 3rd party advisory and root cause analysis.
  • Experience leading winning proposal efforts for Customers in the renewable energy industry.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or other technical accreditation such P.Eng., P.Geo, P.Biol., etc.

Qu'est-ce qui est prefere

  • Master en genie civil avec une connaissance pratique des principaux, des normes de fiabilite et des reglementations.
  • Connaissances en financement des energies renouvelables, conseil tiers et analyse des causes profo...